Israel-Hamas war: The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that limited humanitarian aid would be allowed into Gaza from Egypt following a request from US President Joe Biden.
Following the deadly blast at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, director Suhaila Tarazi said the aftermath of the attack was “unlike anything I have ever seen or could ever imagine.” She warned that fuel for the hospital's generators would run out within hours, forcing a complete shutdown.
Dr. Vivek Lal, Director of PGIMER, Chandigarh, disclosed that the fire originated in the hospital's computer room and subsequently spread. The hospital's administration acted swiftly, ensuring the safe evacuation of all patients from the affected area.
China hospital fire: The victims included 26 patients, one family member of a patient, one hospital caregiver and one nurse.
Agra: The fire was reported at 5:30 am on Wednesday, Vikas Kumar, SP City Agra confirmed.
Jabalpur New Life hospital fire: A case of culpable homicide has been registered against four doctors-cum-owners of the hospital while the manager has been arrested by the police.
Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the fire.
According to eye-witnesses, as the fire broke out in the special newborn-care unit of the hospital, parents and family members of the babies were seen running around screaming for help.
Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said a short circuit may have caused the fire and described the situation inside the ward as "very scary".
"Our recommendations, including for sprinklers, were not implemented," he said, adding that this was the first such incident at the hospital.
The blaze erupted around 11 am on Saturday in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward where 17 COVID-19 patients were undergoing treatment.
The blaze was reported from Ahmednagar Civil Hospital in the state, District Collector Rajendra Bhosale said.
As per the fire department, they received the call at 12.55 am about the fire in the ICU COVID ward of the hospital.
Commenting on the situation, Thane Municipal Corporation said the patients died while they were being shifted to another hospital.
A fire broke out in Ayush Hospital located on the fifth floor of a multi-storey building on Station Road in Surat at around 11.40 pm Sunday, after which sixteen patients admitted in the ICU were rescued and shifted to safer places with no casualty being reported in the incident.
Relatives of some of the victims, who died in a fire at a hospital in Maharashtra's Palghar district early on Friday, alleged that the staffers of the facility were asleep when the blaze broke out
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the loss of lives in a blaze at a private hospital in Maharashtra's Palghar district and approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the victims.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, meanwhile, has taken cognizance of the fire incident at the LPS Institute Of Cardiology and has directed the authorities to provide immediate care to evacuated patients.
A massive fire broke out on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday at a mall in Mumbai’s Bhandup area, which also accommodates a COVID-19 hospital on its top floor. The fire has engulfed 10 people so far. As many as 76 COVID-19 patients were admitted to the hospital, which is located on the third floor of a mall.
Mumbai hospital fire: A major fire broke at a hospital in Mumbai's Bhanup area on Friday morning. The blaze claimed 10 lives.
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